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Two Princess Cruise Ships Suffer Norovirus Outbreak

T.I. Cruiser — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:45:38 +0000

The latest piece of negative cruise related news has to do with two of Princess Cruise’s ships suffering from an outbreak of the Norovirus. The Crown Princess and the Ruby Princess both departed from Florida last weekend with the Crown returning today and the Ruby set to dock Sunday. As you may know, Norovirus is [...]

Did a Captain’s Showboating Cause the Costa Concordia to Sink

T.I. Cruiser — Mon, 16 Jan 2012 18:31:18 +0000

So as you all know, a cruise ship, the Costa Concordia ran aground over the weekend. While the term ran aground is the technically correct way to state what happened the end result was the sinking of the ship. The reason I think it is important to use the word “sink” is because it’s a [...]

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Dateline NBC to Air an Update to “Man Overboard” Update January 6

T.I. Cruiser — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:00:45 +0000

On July 5th 2005, sometime around 4:30am George Allen Smith IV went missing from Royal Caribbean’s Brilliance of the Seas. It was supposed to be a honeymoon cruise for him and his wife Jennifer Hagel who had been married in late June. Instead of being a week of celebrating the start of a new union [...]

… I Just Have to Run Faster Than You

T.I. Cruiser — Tue, 23 Aug 2011 12:15:04 +0000

Here is a little anecdote I heard many years ago. I no longer remember who I heard it from or even if he was the first person to say it but nonetheless it’s appropriate for the topic of how to avoid being a victim of crime while on a cruise. Two guys are camping in [...]

Batten down the hatches… Hurricane Season is about to Pick Up

T.I. Cruiser — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 12:28:37 +0000

Could My Ship Be Diverted Due to a Hurricane Yesterday Tropical Storm Emma the fifth named store of the 2011 Atlantic Hurricane season prompted watches and warnings throughout the Caribbean. Although hurricane season has been relatively quiet thus far as we enter late-summer “business” will surely begin to pick-up. In other words “Batten down the [...]